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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...them resentful. My dear brother, for example, a man whom the concept of political correctness persistently eludes, refers to dumb women as "D cups." Or consider the appellation "bimbo," with its implication that a great bod is incompatible with normal intelligence. Possibly also relevant here is the masochistic T shirt that says SPEAK SLOWLY AND CLEARLY; I'M A NATURAL BLONDE. The central fact to cling to in that fitting room is that in the post-Pleistocene epoch, the body counts for less and less. Once, just a few decades ago, women were expected to be sex objects while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE REAL SWIMSUIT ISSUE | 7/1/1996 | See Source »

...then, just when you think you are in Smallville with Clark Kent, the man figuratively rips open his shirt to reveal his true identity. Asked if there's another challenge beyond Atlanta, Johnson says, "Well, actually, I've been thinking about adding the 100 meters to my repertoire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MICHAEL JOHNSON: THE DOUBLE DARE | 6/28/1996 | See Source »

...wrote checks and went on Larry King Live and launched a crusade. And the more she succeeds, the clearer it becomes that even the purest consumer can't avoid complicity. The trousers are from Honduras, the orange juice from Brazil, the teddy bear from Thailand. "I like a cheap shirt," admits a Labor Department administrator, "so I'm guilty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAUSE CELEB | 6/17/1996 | See Source »

...Statistically Significant." The words are emblazoned in blue letters across the front of his white T-shirt. They are the first things I see when Kiran S. Kedlaya '96 opens the door of Quincy 321 to greet me. The shirt is his favorite...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Hsu, | Title: Breaking the Curve | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

After inviting me into his domain, Kedlaya drops onto the cushion of his wooden chair, casually draping his arm around the chair. He is barefoot, wearing a T-shirt and jeans. A pair of large round dark-rimmed glasses sits on his face, right below the broad expanse of his forehead. Short curly dark hair hugs tightly to his bulbous head. The quintessential mathematician...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Hsu, | Title: Breaking the Curve | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

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